
Charles Wesley Flowers Jr. MD FACS
Cornea & External Disease, Refractive Surgery, Retinal Disease
Associate Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology, USC Roski Eye Institute, Keck School of Medicine of USC
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1450 San Pablo StFl 4Los Angeles, CA 90033
Phone+1 323-442-6335
Fax+1 323-442-5953
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Education & Training
- University of Southern California/LAC+USC Medical CenterFellowship, Cornea, External Diseases, and Refractive Surgery, 1993 - 1995
- Charles R Drew UniversityResidency, Ophthalmology, 1990 - 1993
- Charles R Drew Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1989 - 1990
- Weill Cornell MedicineClass of 1989
- Stanford UniversityB.S., Chemistry, 1985
Certifications & Licensure
- CA State Medical License 1991 - 2026
- HI State Medical License 2007 - 2026
- MP State Medical License 2024 - 2026
- GU State Medical License Active through 2025
- American Board of Ophthalmology Ophthalmology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Medflow EHR, Medflow, Inc., 2013
- People's Choice Most Compassionate Doctor Award Consumers' Research Council, 2010
- People First Award Certificate of Recognition VSP, 2006
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 73 citationsDrug delivery to the anterior segment of the eye: A review of current and future treatment strategies.Mohammad Mofidfar, Behnam Abdi, Samad Ahadian, Ebrahim Mostafavi, Tejal A. Desai
International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 2021-09-25 - 15 citationsClusterin from human clinical tear samples: Positive correlation between tear concentration and Schirmer strip test results.Valerie Yu, Dhruva Bhattacharya, Andrew Webster, Aditi Bauskar, Charles W. Flowers
The Ocular Surface. 2018-08-02 - Excimer laser photorefractive keratectomy.Charles W. Flowers, Peter J. McDonnell, Stephen D. McLeod
Ophthalmology Clinics of North America. 2001-06-01
Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Pattern of ophthalmic referrals in an urban hospital delivery system.Baker RS, Flowers CW, Banks M, Banuelos L, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1/1/1998
- Prevalence of ophthalmology related literature in primary care journals.Ali B, Flowers C, Sharza S, Wilson MR, Baker RS, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1/1/1997
- Pseudophakic hypertensive uveitis (PHU) syndrome following ECCE/AC-IOL implants.Khanna S, Flowers CW, Baker RS, Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci, 1/1/1997
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Lectures
- The Development and Clinical Operation of a Large-Scale, Urban Telemedicine Network.San Juan, PR - 4/1/2002
- Telemedicine: What Is It and How Will It Affect the Patient/ Doctor Relationship?Hampton, VA - 3/1/2002
- Diabetic Retinopathy.NLM Board Room. Bethesda, MD - 5/22/2001
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Other
- PC Pediatricians - A High-Tech Solution to shortage of Doctors.Noaki Schwartz, Los Angeles Times Newspaper (Metro News)
12/7/2000 - Bridging the Healthcare Gap in Urban America Through the Use of Information Technology.Flowers CW, Nortel Video Teleconferencing, Los Angeles, CA to Canada
Los Angeles, CA - 1/1/2000 - Sistema de Telemedicina Ayuda a la Communidad.Martinez, C.J., La Ola Newspaper
4/15/1999 - Join now to see all
Press Mentions
- Poor Mascara Removal Leads to Eye Lesions and Serious InfectionJune 11th, 2018
- From LASIK to Telemedicine: How a USC Ophthalmologist Is Revolutionizing Vision Care in GuamJuly 12th, 2023
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External Links
- USC Roski Eye Institute Profilehttp://eye.keckmedicine.org/doctors/dr-charles-flowers/
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